Corman Organ(y)c Supports Female Cotton Farmers in Zambia with Cotton Made in Africa

Women play a key role in the sustainable development of African countries and in African community.

Female farmers often work in the fields while also taking care of the welfare of their families at home. The income that they generate from working is either re-invested into the construction of warehouses or in school education for children. That is why it is so important to promote the activity of female farmers, in order to give them the chance to strengthen their rights and the position of women within the cotton business, as well as in the African society.

Corman (Organ(y)c) first supported projects in Zambia in 2016. The project was to foster women’s empowerment via “Cotton made in Africa”. www.cottonmadeinafrica.org

In 2018 Corman (Organ(y)c) decided to give a contribution to help kick-start a new project in Zambia, the TUYANDANE Women’s Club in Nampundwe. This goat project was started to generate additional income for a women’s group, with the main beneficiaries being a group of 20 women, however the community of over 400 members have been affected the projects benefits.

Corman (Organ(y)c)’s contribution to the project has helped to enlarge agricultural services and open shops; communities have been trained on agricultural, veterinary and trade skills and each community has planned long-term sustainability projects.

The project is implemented in close cooperation with Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) and CmiA certified cotton companies. It is part of the CmiA’s community cooperation programme which gives support in the fields of women empowerment, health, sanitation and education as well as nature protection. CmiA is an Aid by Trade Foundation initiative that stands for sustainable cotton production, nature protection and better living conditions for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan.